Methacton defender Jenna Carroll ,13,smothers Wissahickon's Kian Wright,15, during first half action of their contest at Methacton High School on Wednesday December 12, 2012. Photo by Mark C Psoras\The Reporter

LAURELDALE — There were a lot of high-scoring bouts won by the Daniel Boone wrestling team Wednesday.

And every one of them proved necessary for the Blazers to open their Berks Conference season with a 44-36 win over Muhlenberg.

Nick Limone (160) and Christian Fernandez (145) both earned major decisions, while Owen Powell (106) picked up a forfeit win for Boone. But the match wasn’t decided until Lahaise pinned Daniel Silverio at 1:47, padding the 38-36 lead the Blazers regained with Fernandez’ 11-1 verdict over Kenneth Rosario.

Jay Yohn (170) pinned Gianni Dalonco in 35 seconds to help Boone open an initial 16-point lead three bouts in. The squads then traded pins at 195 and 220 (Cody Barrows) before Muhlenberg went 3-for-4 in subsequent forfeits to make it a 28-24 match.

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Dalton Keller (182) and Joe Yohn (126) notched pins for the Blazers.

Hill School 45, George School 36: The Hill School jumped out to a 39-0 lead before needing Chad Saunders’ pin in the 145-pound finale to hold off George School in a non-league match.

After opening with a decision from Josh Lucas, the Blues ran off pins from Nick Flanigan (160), Cameron Dewey (170), John Cherneskie (182) and John Hill (195), along with back-to-back forfeits at 220 and 285, to account for the 39-0 lead. George took the ensuing six bouts — three by forfeit and three by pin — before Saunders thwarted the comeback with a 1:18 pin over Pete Ryan in the last bout.

Perkiomen Valley 37, Unionville 25: The Vikings spotted the Indians a 19-point lead, then staged a comeback non-league victory by taking six of the last eight bouts.

Aaron Sturm stopped the Unionville surge at 145 with his third-period pin of Jamie McNew. The locals got stretch-run pins from Emar Elghawy (1820, Alec DellaDonna (195), Ryan Patrick (220) and Luke DiElsi (285) to reverse the deficit into a 33-25 lead before Brian Marshall applied a capping major decision at 106.

Patrick and DiElsi spent a combined 59 seconds on the mats before applying their pinning moves. Patrick had the night’s fastest fall, a 19-second number on Carl Baccellieri that gave PV its first lead of the match (27-25).

Bishop McDevitt 45, Pope John Paul II 19: The Golden Panthers fell into a 39-point hole from which they were unable to emerge, ultimately losing their non-league match with Bishop McDevitt.

The highlight for PJP was Josh Bildstein opening his high-school mat career with a third-period pin at 285. Conor Staples had a major decision at 170, halting McDevitt’s opening run, and Kirk Cherneskie had a regular verdict at 220 while Luke Genetti was awarded a forfeit at 195.

Wings split: West-Mont Christian broke even in a non-league, three-school match with Phil-Mont Christian and Valley Forge Military Academy. The locals (1-1) lost to Phil-Mont, 24-18, but topped VFMA, 30-24.

Austin Mortimer was the lone West-Mont wrestler to prevail in a contested match, scoring a pin against VFMA.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Pottsgrove 59, North Penn 58: Michael Fowler scored a team-high 15 points, including a game-sealing layup with eight seconds left, as the Falcons edged the Knights in non-league action for their first victory.

Kareem Boyd scored 13 points for Pottsgrove.

Jason Jones scored a game-high 20 points for North Penn, including the last of his six 3-pointers at the buzzer for the final margin.

Bethlehem Catholic 74, Pottstown 62: The Trojans saw a big outing by Miles Elliott go for naught as they fell to the Golden Hawks in non-league action.

Elliott netted a game-high 28 points — good for game scoring honors — but Pottstown (2-2) fell off its hosts’ pace in the second half. BeCaHi, with double-figure point production from three players, broke up a 30-30 halftime deadlock by taking the third quarter, 22-12.

Penn Charter 51, Hill School 40: The Blues saw an early lead over Penn Charter fade as their non-league hosts rallied for victory from the second quarter on.

Bryce Allen was the scoring leader for the Hill (2-3), getting 14 points. He and Grant Smith each hit pairs of 3-point buckets while Penn Charter, bolstered by a trio of double-figure scorers, nailed nine long-distance shots.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Methacton 49, Wissahickon 31: Kelsey Watson had 17 points and nine rebounds to power the Warriors to the non-league win.

Watson scored seven points and Kelly Glatthorn scored seven of her nine points in the first half as Methacton (3-0) opened a 29-4 lead.

Jenna Carroll scored 12 points for the Warriors, who lead 44-8 after three quarters.

Pope John Paul II 66, Springfield-Montco 27: Getting points from 12 different players, the Golden Panthers maintained their unbeaten early-season run by rolling over the Spartans.

Haley Mesaros emerged as the game’s lone double-figure scorer, netting 14 for PJP (4-0). The Panthers bolted to a 35-16 halftime lead, and 54-21 advantage prior to the fourth quarter, with help from Taylor Bearden’s eight-point outing.

West-Mont 44, Woodlynde 43 (OT): Sofia Haliley hit the game-winning basket with eight seconds left in the extra period to lift the Wings to the Tri-County League victory.

Jocelyn Haliley had connected on a foul shot at the end of regulation to force OT, and Julia Miller scored a team-high 19 points for West-Mont (2-2, 2-4), which rallied from a 10-point first-half deficit.

Hill School 50, Friends Central 38: The Blues got back on the winning track, posting a non-league victory over Friends Central to snap a four-game losing streak.

Deanna Mayza returned to action for the first time in over a week, finishing with a game-high 26 points, highlighted by four 3-point baskets. Sara Graham finished with nine points and a career-high 15 rebounds.

Daniel Boone 47, Twin Valley 29: Shelby Vanderslice scored a game-high 12 points and Kelly Howiszak returned from injury as the Blazers won their Berks Conference opener and gave new coach Tim Kline his first win at the helm of Boone.

Boone (1-0 Berks 1, 1-2 overall) opened leads of 13-4 at the quarter, 19-6 at the half and 34-17 after three periods.

The Blazers rotating defense held Twin Valley standout Hayley Kochel (12 points) without a field goal until the fourth quarter.

BOYS SWIMMING

Perkiomen Valley 97, Downingtown West 73: The Perkiomen Valley boys, who went undefeated last season, swam past Downingtown West in their season opening dual.

Seth Underwood, the Vikings’ top finisher at districts and states last year, won the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.16), the 500 free (5:07.53) and anchored the winning 200 free relay. Will Swiss also had three wins, touching first in the 50 free (22.80), the 100 backstroke (1:04.52, and anchoring the winning 200 medley relay.

Hatboro-Horsham 95, Methacton 74: After winning their season-opening dual, the Methacton boys suffered a setback in their second outing. Dustin Jen and Dan Roy were the Warriors’ lone winners with Jen winning the 100 breaststroke (1:04.89) and Roy taking the diving (185.65).

Friends Central 94, Hill School 75: Jack Orchard was the lone individual winner in the season opener for the Hill boys. Orchard won the 100 free (51.68), and the Blues also won the 200 free relay (1:35.27) with Andy McClung, Brendan Metcalf, Gil Ravenel and Eric Dietrich.

GIRLS SWIMMING

Downingtown West 90, Perkiomen Valley 80: The Perkiomen Valley girls lost a lot from last year’s undefeated team, and it showed in their season opener. Maggie Bryner and Marissa Bernal were the lone indivdual winners, with Bryner taking the 100 backstroke (1:04.76) and Bernal the 100 breaststroke (1:11.99).

But the Vikings also won the 200 medley relay (1:57.70) with Bryner, Bernal Emily Angst and Samantha Schroeder.

Hill School 104, Friends Central 64: The Hill girls wasted no time flexing their muscles, routing Friends Central in their season opener.

Maddison Marcheskie, Emily Glinecke and Payton Miles led the Blues with four wins each, with Marcheskie touching first in the 200 IM (2:18.13) and the 100 free (55.20), Glinecke was first in the 200 free (2:00.04) and the 100 butterfly (1:06,07), while Miles won the 50 free (25.53) and 100 back (1:01.62). The trio also swam on the Blues’ winning 200 medley and 200 free relays.

Liz Cossel finished with two wins, taking the 100 breast (1:12.52) and swimming on the winning 200 medley relay.

GIRLS SQUASH

Conestoga 9, Hill School 0: Erica Yu and Laura Donald were the bright spots for the Blues as they were swept by the Pioneers in a non-league match.

Yu and Donald extended their pairings beyond three sets. Yu twice rebounded from being one set down to Conestoga’s seventh-ranked Alli Raddenmaher before losing in five, and Donald took Anna Pedragon to four sets in the ninth match.